The Last Of Us Be The Project That Breaks The Video Game Adaptation Curse?

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In recent years, video games have become the perfect media to translate into TV and film adaptations, because of their emotive storytelling, their beautiful visual effects, and their large fan base. But the problem with having a core group of people who know the games inside out and have loved them for years is that the TV and movie versions of the games often don’t live up to the expectations of their followers, and lose the magic of the original game that made it so compelling in the first place. Notable examples of this in recent years include Assassin's Creed, Monster Hunter, and Uncharted.

And although there is definitely a recent spate of adaptations that have been very successful, these tend to be movies and TV series that are based on the lore or the characters within the game, rather than a more literal translation of the game’s storyline itself, for example the Netflix adaptations of Arcane, which is essentially creating a backstory to the well-loved characters in League of Legends, before the events of the game take place, and The Witcher, which draws upon the lore and the mythology behind it’s videogame counterpart, relying on the incredibly well-loved Geralt to carry the story.

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So that poses the question, will The Last of Us make a successful adaptation, like Arcane, or will it fall into the curse of so many on-screen translations that have come before it, and let its fans down? The good news is The Last of Us has all the essential components that are needed to make a successful film or TV series, including a cast of well fleshed out, believable and relatable characters, a gripping storyline full of twists and surprises, that keeps people on the edge of